As part of plans to evolve more dynamic ways of combating graft in the country, the three major anti-corruption agencies, namely ;the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission(ICPC),? and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) are planning joint operations to combat economic and financial crimes.
EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, made this public, yesterday, when heads of anti corruption agencies met with Justice For All (J4A) at the EFCC head office to fashion the way forward in the fight against economic and financial corruption.
Acting Chairman of ICPC, Mr. Ekpo Nta and the Code of Conduct Bureau boss, Mr. Sam Saba, threw their weight behind the synergy plan, and said that team work was needful at this stage.
The EFCC chairman urged J4A to design a program which would not only equip heads of the anti –graft agencies to tackle corruption, but also operatives of the various commissions who he said do the foot soldiering.
“Joint operation which should involve all the anti-corruption agencies is a useful forum to share ideas.
This will help us to see how to move the fight against corruption forward. The meeting should go beyond the heads of the anti-graft agencies, to the operatives who do the job”, he said.
Meanwhile, Dr. Bob Arnot, National Programme Manager, J4A Programme, told participants at the meeting that a substantial part of a planned budget of between 35 to 50 million pounds will go into the operations of the anti-corruption agencies within the next four months.
He said: “Our programme originally will start from a range of 35 to 50 million pounds; probably before Christmas. One of the areas that we are particularly looking into is the anti-corruption agencies. We are thinking about doubling the budget for that area. This is a testimony to the fact of the work my colleagues have done and also the relationship we have built with you. We are looking at an interventionist programme before Christmas”.
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